Maine school officials refuse to comply with Trump's ultimatum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports

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Officials at a school district in Maine announced Thursday that the district will not comply with a proposed agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration that would bar transgender athletes from participating in girls sports.

Maine School Administrative District 51, home to Greely High School, where a transgender athlete incited national controversy after winning a girls pole vault competition in February, said it is not complying and will instead "continue to follow state law and the Maine Human Rights Act."

"To our students: Thank you for your maturity, perseverance and dedication to learning through these distractions. Please continue to lead the way," the district said in a statement.

The Maine Principals' Association said in a statement it is also "bound by the law, including the Maine Human Rights Act, which our participation policy reflects." 

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The institutions have opted to defy Trump's order despite recent data suggesting the majority of Maine residents oppose transgender athletes in girls sports. 

A survey by the American Parents Coalition found that out of about 600 registered Maine voters, 63% said school sports participation should be based on biological sex, and 66% agreed it’s "only fair to restrict women’s sports to biological women."

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The poll also found that 60% of residents would support a ballot measure limiting participationinwomen’s and girls sports tobiological females.